Man, Dex has such a ...( 5 months ago by saxoman1)
Man, Dex has such a way of saying things on the horn. Its something that one can't put into words very well. I don't know how he does it, but all I know is that I LOVE it. 5 stars
The clearest, most ...( 5 months ago by voncoolio)
The clearest, most sparkling tone I've heard in a sax.
Cexter may not play ...( 5 months ago by ApatheticVegnagun)
Cexter may not play the super fast stuff like Brecker, but all his stuff is perfectly laid out. In my opinion he's like the Miles Davis of Tenors. Plus he's got a great clean tone.
its a shame he took ...( 5 months ago by kylegeee)
its a shame he took drugs. haha, damn he was good.
No, it's not. He ...( 5 months ago by jpwjr1199)
No, it's not. He wouldn't have been the same person, artist, nor musician, if he hadn't. Yes, he was damn good.
Amazing how he can ...( 5 months ago by expandexpo)
Amazing how he can play for so long and it never gets boring.
I always thought ...( 5 months ago by lonelywan)
I always thought the sax player in my band was the best at jazz. Until I saw this video. Now I know there are two guys who can blow like that! See "Exception to the Gruel" at my youtube page.
unless your ...( 4 months ago by hhm478)
unless your saxophone player is Dex, or trane, or Bird, he most assuredly will not be the best..
its not about the ...( 4 months ago by sonnystitt123)
its not about the drugs
Who said it was? I ...( 4 months ago by jpwjr1199)
Who said it was? I am merely saying that he wouldn't have been the same person nor same player/creative artist without them. That's a fact, regardless of any conventional piety you can throw around, (aka. "it's not about the drugs") .
there is sort of a ...( 4 months ago by crash1929)
there is sort of a sloppy lazyness nihilistic attitude in dexters dexters tone.
It's always great ...( 4 months ago by pnebenzahl)
It's always great to discover new music. Please listen to the following before telling the world about your horn man: Sonny Rollins, Ben Webster, Lester Young, Lucky Thompson, Charlie Parker, Sonny Stitt, Phil Woods, Stan Getz, Michael Brecker, Roland Kirk, Jan Garbarek, Roscoe Mitchell, Henry Threadgill, Ari Brown, Von Freeman, Bud Freeman, Joe Farrell, Lew Tabackin, Ornette Coleman, James Clay, Canonball Adderly, Albert Ayler, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy. That's a start!
YOUR VIDEOS ARE ...( 4 months ago by me007963)
YOUR VIDEOS ARE AWFUL SORT IT OUT. how dare you compare that excuse of a sax player on your utube page to Dex.
honestly i wasnt ...( 4 months ago by jradsw)
honestly i wasnt really interseted in dexter's playin but now after hearing him play my attitude has changed completely and i think he is an extremely good saxophonist nd has become 1 of my favorites.wish i cud see him live
Wow i just realized ...( 4 months ago by ApatheticVegnagun)
Wow i just realized i mispelled Dexter. Thats pretty embarrassing. Forgive me haha
He must have been ...( 3 months ago by KlassyKamikaze)
He must have been the ONLY saxophonist that you heard before hearing this. Fire him! You'll never get gigs with that loser!
Crash1929, thats ...( 3 months ago by Jazzman303)
Crash1929, thats his talent... He is so behind the beat and he still swings and he stiil keeps time. Im sure you can't do it smart ass.
drugs don't make ...( 2 months ago by lilkrissy123)
drugs don't make you creative, they make you think you're creative, all the greatest geniuses were best when they weren't high
Well, is that a ...( 2 months ago by jpwjr1199)
Well, is that a fact? Then, you obviously don't know much about Dexter Gordon (high on pot fairly constantly), Charlie Parker(heroin, high onstage a lot), nor Louis Armstrong for that matter.(the forefather of jazz smoked grass all the time on and offstage). Whether I, personally, would recommend drugs is a different story, but, if you don't think drugs has ANY effect on ones creativity, then you've never done them or you're deluding yourself into believing it. It ain't PC to say, but true.
Sonny, Trane, Dex, ...( 2 months ago by lezgon)
Sonny, Trane, Dex, Joe Henderson...
cant see him live. ...( 2 months ago by rooeen)
cant see him live. Unfortunately, he passed away to much regret.
Array( 2 months ago by Chameleon102)
Not true. The Beatles, Hendrix, Dexter...the list goes on and on and on. Drugs have had an undeniably positive effect on the creative arts. Probably not so much on the artists themselves, but that's another story.
Me myself and I.... ...( 2 months ago by jankooper)
Me myself and I.... Love it! greetings from Amsterdam. p.s. thanks for the post, Dexter Gordon is one of the true legends.
if he was high that ...( 1 month ago by dragoneyes8888)
if he was high that explains why the beggining was not too great
Yes, he was damn good.
Now I know there are two guys who can blow like that! See "Exception to the Gruel" at my youtube page.
how dare you compare that excuse of a sax player on your utube page to Dex.
The Beatles, Hendrix, Dexter...the list goes on and on and on. Drugs have had an undeniably positive effect on the creative arts. Probably not so much on the artists themselves, but that's another story.
Love it!
greetings from Amsterdam.
p.s. thanks for the post, Dexter Gordon is one of the true legends.